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71-Year-Old Man on Death Row Released After 41 Years

New DNA evidence excluded Carter, and the Utah Supreme Court found investigators committed misconduct after he spent 41 years on death row.

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New DNA evidence led to the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, who spent 41 years on death row for the Eva Olesen killing.

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The now-released man was sentenced to death for the murder, for which he has now been acquitted.

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Douglas Stewart Carter, 71, was released from prison in Utah and will remain under electronic surveillance while awaiting a new trial.

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71-year-old Douglas Stewart Carter has served 41 years in prison after being sentenced to death for the murder of Danish Eva Olesen. Now new DNA analyses show that he may not be behind the murder Danish Eva Olesen was a mother of four when she was killed during a robbery in […] The article: Danish mother of four killed: Now death row inmate released was written by Daniel Seistrup at the editorial office at Presse-fotos.dk.

Douglas Carter will stay in a long-stay hotel near his son, Tyler Anger. Image: George Frey/AP Photo/picture Alliance. Douglas Carter was sentenced to death in 1985 after being convicted of the murder of Eva Olesen, aunt of the then chief of police of Provo, in Utah state, United States. He was ...

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Prensa Libre broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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